BRADFORD, VT - Like the Little Dutch Boy who gained glory by sticking his finger in a dike, Scott Holcomb fixed a water leak in this Pontiac Quad 4 engine and scored his first USAC Dirt Midget Association win of the season at Bear Ridge Speedway Saturday night.

“For the past two weeks, we finished on three cylinders because a water leak was shorting out the ignition system. We finally got it fixed and I had enough power to get the job done this week,” Holcomb said.

Starting ninth, Holcomb quickly moved through the field and was running third when back-to-back minor incidents brought out the yellow flag twice on lap four. Holcomb was then able to power by early race leader Dana Shaw on lap five.

Defending champion Joe Krawiec was briefly able to get a few feet ahead of Holcomb when the pair split a lapped car, but Krawiec, who started 11th, wasn’t able to maintain traction and slid up the racetrack slightly, allowing Holcomb to motor by on the inside. Krawiec had to settle for second while his teammate Kevin Chaffee started tenth and finished third. Olson was fourth and 70 year old Hall of Famer Ray Miller was fifth. After wrecking in his heat, young Tim Gallant had another strong feature performance, starting 15th and finishing sixth.